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What to do if my young kitten is vomiting and very quiet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | 1 month and 22 days old

Hi, I've got a kitten less than 2 months old, it started vomiting around an hour ago , it vomited twice and currently sitting still and very quiet. is there anything I can give ? is this normal?

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on April 23rd, 2020

Vomiting is never normal but it does happen fairly often to kittens. The most common cause of vomiting is eating too much food. Some kitten are just greedy, they eat more than they need. Kittens also vomit because they ate something that they normally don't get ( eating human food, scrapes, scavenging in general). Shadow's problem should settle down by itself. You should withhold food for Shadow for 4-5 hrs and then offer very small amounts every 1-2hrs. He also should be offered only small amounts of water as drinking plenty of water will probably trigger another vomit. Some kittens may vomit because of intestinal worms or gut infections. In that case, they often develop diarrhea, become lethargic and go completely off food. If your Shadow is showing these symptoms, you should take him to your local vets for a check.

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